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  • Lawmakers threaten CARB over delay of corporate emissions reporting penalties (Politico)
  • SFMTA head Jeff Tumlin to step down (SF Chronicle)
  • Some cities will begin enforcing daylighting laws – don’t park near the crosswalk (Berkeleyside, SF Gate, Fox5 San Diego)
  • California’s e-bike incentives are coming (webinar with information next week) (CalBike, Cycling West)
  • Bike lanes are saving lives, so why are you complaining about them? (Boston Globe)
  • Torrey Pines Road in La Jolla to get a jolly new pedestrian crossing (San Diego Union Tribune)
  • Delays on approving SURF! project means less federal money is available for it (Monterey County NOW)
  • Lincoln Heights organized to protect its community, and the results are wider than just a delayed warehouse (CalMatters)
  • Video: Defining the urban-rural divide – it’s not geographic (CityNerd)
  • Martinez refinery settlement dollars will go to local environmental projects (Local News Matters)
  • CA Energy Commission approves $1.4 billion for electric vehicles, infrastructure (E+E Leader)
  • IRS: Carbon offset credits are income (Bloomberg Law)
  • Newsom orders special election to fill empty Senate (Fong), Assembly (Nguyen) seats (Sacramento Bee)
  • The Week in Short Videos
    by Damien Newton
    April 17, 2026
    Neighborhood greenways, San Diego budget woes, and a whole bunch of hyper-loop.
  • Friday’s Headlines
    by Damien Newton
    April 17, 2026
    More Headlines at SBUSA, SBLA, and SBSF
  • Mayor Gloria’s Budget Has Deep Cuts for Safety and Bicycle Program for the San Diego Department of Transportation
    by Damien Newton
    April 16, 2026
    Gloria when running for re-election in 2024, “Even in a difficult budget year we still put good money towards our Vision Zero plans.” Gloria’s 2026 budget: Elimination of funding for the multi-modal team in the Transportation Department.
  • Thursday’s Headlines
    by Damien Newton
    April 16, 2026
    Great news out of Fresno…
  • Pasadena Adopts Most of the 710 Stub Vision Plan
    by The Editorial Team
    April 16, 2026
    Council opted to have another public workshop to discuss the Restorative Justice elements of the plan, which makes restitution to those displaced by the 710 Freeway.
  • Talking Headways Podcast: Second-Hand E-Bikes Can Be The Way Forward
    by The Editorial Team
    April 16, 2026
    Upway is helping people, even AOC, get an e-bike.
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